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Conference to showcase cross-border activity and provide an outline of plans for future collaboration

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation, and Science, Simon Harris TD and world-renowned economist, David McWilliams will be just two of the special guests at the Smart North West Conference which will take place in the ...

04 Oct 2022 at 15:10

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Donegal Travellers Project awarded a three-year funding package

The Donegal Travellers Project is one of just four projects nationally to be awarded a three-year funding package from Rethink Ireland to tackle education disadvantages among Traveller and Roma children and young people in the county. The €1....

04 Oct 2022 at 12:33

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Number of young Irish people in 3rd level education among highest in OECD - new report

The number of young people in Ireland attending third-level education is significantly above the OECD average. That's according to this year's OECD report, 'Education at a Glance' (EAG), which the Minister for Further and Higher Education ...

03 Oct 2022 at 18:16

National News

€40m in funding announced to make colleges across Ireland greener and more accessible

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris has today (Monday August 15) announced funding of €40 million which will be invested in universities and colleges across the country to make them ...

15 Aug 2022 at 15:44

National News

Jump in personal loans taken out for home improvements, education and weddings

The value of personal loans taken out by households has surged by a fifth over the past 12 months, despite the cost-of-living crisis, a report shows. Banking and Payments Federation Ireland said there was a 60% increase in the value ...

18 Aug 2022 at 01:01

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Two teaching unions vote overwhelmingly in favour of revised pay deal

Two teaching unions have voted to back the revised public sector pay deal. Primary-level union the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO) – Ireland’s largest teachers’ union – said 80% of its members voted to accept it, while ...

30 Sept 2022 at 17:32

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Hitting the right note!

The Donegal Youth Choir is looking for new members as they return to rehearsal this Sunday, September 25 at the Vestry in St Conal’s Hospital Grounds in Letterkenny. The DYC rehearsals will be happening every second Sunday from ...

22 Sept 2022 at 10:15

National News

Report highlights inequalities in education for students with sight loss

A number of measures and supports are needed to tackle the low representation of people living with sight loss in higher education and the workforce, a new report has found. NCBI has launched a new report entitled Equitable ...

22 Sept 2022 at 18:47

National News

Barnardos report finds parents under 'considerable financial pressure' with back-to-school costs

A report from the children's charity Barnardos has found that parents are under 'considerable financial pressure' due to the rising cost of living. The survey, in which 1,000 parents took part, examined the basic cost of ...

26 Jul 2022 at 12:05

National News

Irish govt issues advice to schools on supporting Ukrainian child refugees

The Department of Education is issuing advice to schools across Ireland on how to support the wellbeing of Ukrainian school children who have fled the Russian war. A booklet of guidelines for primary schools was ...

25 Mar 2022 at 11:02

National News

Rollout of €450k in supports for Irish Traveller and Roma students announced

The rollout of almost half a million euro in funding to assist Traveller and Roma students with higher education has been announced today (Monday March 21). It's hoped the investment of €450,000 will help ...

21 Mar 2022 at 12:59

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Major building programme planned for St Columba’s College, Stranorlar

St Columba's College in Stranorlar is about to undergo a major transformation with a number of existing structures to be demolished including the original 1969 building. These will be replaced by ...

17 Mar 2022 at 08:15

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